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1 1 itltl \ kit editor and rnorrtiktor tekiv . , rbh_rÂ«"i â€¢Â» imasÂ«__nÂ«hrhnmtt a_m*mprÂ«m-m__aapÂ«__-a______m under the snow i i'm . i hi over t"i lln : i'i ii ii 1 , â– . i . li lining n i > , i . , i its hre idlh from ilm u live i ' it coill ' nillli i..i i deei ii in mi i mention these dn iel e onl l n ihi thai ynu ml what hupi t in in rent uieasnre tin ll'ei f i lie of tho un tin-in in â– i . â– â– lal n i vol ii ." monl thesi nm are even nv ou their n.i ri elitin pletely ., inn remains in ti tho , a . novel . â– ., mountains of t he 1 1 1 it lo i i in i np ei 1 mi i a - i , i i year ; time mhi â– â€¢) herb il i - .- it summits j al mini \ it i i i . ' i i i i â– i t beach â– tak and iii 1st i â€¢! her p i ' afford ox rel lent | i md on which very tint .. and pal lieu it . â– \, u i â– .. -. an hug w , these "... more than i year ii m i i 1 . i mn niita n e built in the ' i s , r n t ! theii p to tin i di*p i i ji e il i i i il . ii 1 . ' ' â€¢ away â– i tu k and ie tl . . . it watei rt me ii . i . â€¢ no i ' il . : vn ff i i 1 1 of 11 â€¢ ts ; a well lodge i i .â€¢ ni not g the milk ai . â– â– i i . - 1 1 â– ' ml i tore it v tlo ai â€¢ i , j , v u to 1 1 ' '.,!"' ' . 1 he ill win ii ted ni i x i i,ir ofi ire si f octobei '\ â– . ' ' " day del igl id i i ! : . â€¢ a , â€¢ l . : i . . i . â– i ni lid at i he .'. uied to il m ourselves and arc obligi t tut r hand t i tig we make i : i â– ' mis and furuitiii o ; â– . , n i ,â– w iu.ll ml t'.mel in i i .â– â€¢ . wh ch ,' ,- al'ti'i'iii : i tit what is ol : itesl p rtn ue tl o winter allows n npnrc i me for our â€¢ i icatii in it the path lo the bciio i is not alu iv on the i idi en are made , i ii t heir loss us al home i nl writ iij i nol f i g iltoii ; and h i i i it i we amuse and i usl met otbei a a well as ourselves 1 1 wtisu g t i ihing f i me that i wn so hronghl up if i ., â€¢ hod the 'â– i e lourci - in n trouble i know not u hat w mild hut ,- i ome ol â– ' i i,e t]i : n al leasl is clear : the .' u hich fi illows tl i ii"i havo ex i led although only a swiss country lad i have been able to Â« r lo some sorl of n history here il i as i was able t il down from tiny to day \ â– ' â– * since ' the will of ' 'â– "! that i and my gran ii uld be pi - in-il in this chalet i intend i re id in writing what happone i to u ll â– - arc destined to pei i : . hei <-. our rela md t't ifii'lr will h at ii how 111 lasl i ere spoul ; if wo nre del i erod iriial a.i pn m â– llie i 'â– >â– ' 1 of uir dangers and our itl'ei ngs it i my gramlfal ioi's wish that 1 rtako it i la fdl 1 i v in the ill i.i â– ", ii e had boon expo â– ' ing my father â– i al weeks past st i lonis's day wa ver ; all the herds hail come down i'i in il i ml her with their mi fiithoi le i ' iko bi appearance untl we begun i " h hul tin | di tain him 'â– 1 lost my mother three vein ago bill mv lill i ii ii i â– a ni i in ' hat i in oil not my soil mien v : thai probably there remained boiiio grass to ho oaten and thai was why my father i opt the herd a 'â– iter up tl im iiiiin n ' â– riiiidfn h tine 1 i he said 1 elf nnd ee i tne i shall ii"t i oil co iii le i shall nun ri will â– . me ." ' 11 i i â€¢ we wei tarl wi carolina teoulthman drnntrlt to jmitirs ftrios a.jriniltiirf jtrtrroaf jiiuir.inc.iiriit c01n.nc1.rr tlic arts mill 5ftfbffi iharality ar.d tl/c amity firrlr vol xviii alishuuy \. c a1mml hi 1861 numbku 18 i ' â– i a q natter . i ,, i t li , i.t ,. ' i tn â– i ., m i ' ' â– â– :, , li 1 told lllllll oliei i | llo * like my d â€¢ t lis ml tÂ«i . ii i ni i foot nut i ii !â€¢â– kill i few iiiiuiiti w.tli il ll luiili ,' e mi lalbel a hi gi oil . . . > pi j,.,i ii il i we had â€¢ eil waited . , a nuld i mn um ne-8 i * â€¢ ' â€¢ h even ,,_,. | i i , , ... |., _..| j w i 1 1 1 1 1 1 e i i . i â€¢ i â– i i altei a short repose in gi iudfathi*r i in . a i , i ou i ii i i cd i in '." i'he i ti â– â€¢ the in tii â€¢ iiiimi i del ray snl , i inlen i .. i i i _â– â– i i i ii the i'iei re i'he w _â– ,â€¢ i il ma pel â– iprt b .... â– ' ml e i i ou i or wil in ,,',,.,, .: ..,. i if oi which i ml i '.'â– ..- til ij nadir iii fl how i a ll i gll thlw \ ' . i ted and it i atteiitiol , i i '. lent wind i . â– . amused i u in nui ki d in relali â– -' mix i was ver , i ui â– â– i Â« hen 1 saw my j ur i i few steps . , . in i 1 ',,,. i'll inline and ng un t i i ' in â– '-. lent i i his fool to i kill .'.;-, lifill â– ' ' . , laid lead aw a . â€¢ - : i i no to ae co in | h u suppose father i can aband i yuu i ! wi â– . i portion of tht . . n wo l assistant i'i hi i ; i .... i a is ' ' ' .. father lfi v , m no use ; ni gi res , ti lie t ex pom .- ' . i be â– _â– i . , lei i i _ \ i i fat i iui in - â€¢ â– â€¢ i . a 1 1 1 isl i y . 1 e 1 wil . . t nr mn al lasl i e tit i veil to | i ; mi , ti i to â– . i 1 â– _*. leave ine ri so in tho ' ; i ii w i'i â€¢ . i sool â– : i ii will c mio back with - . li ieiil i . . .. lini , - mn hod to .'â– .' ' upon him and keep h . i i taki care ol une . tlher and l'rovidi nci will take â– â– t il ii â– â– i ho bo i - i igbt ni v _', and lather - t 1 the snow ... ..,â– ),. and it stni it su violent thai i apprehend mole dang r from iii following you than from in sta ing w ith me 1 1 i e l ; an . take ni stick il is a strong one and pm nti . i i-oii it will hel ,' you di twn the nioiintuin as ti helped me up lol cows it of the stable ; leave ns the j il untl all : | â– â– â– wh eh remain i in more anxious about you than i am al ut nn when in father was ii the point of htiirting i gave him a handsome flask coi . im m icker work which w.i ii preseni from mv mother tbe first tun i come up to the chalet u contain ed nine which i had provided for my grandfather the lav before ii pressed lite ill 111 11 in we irove nit the herd which up o it ,-,| in noli in pi i-,-'l to find the earth cov i i â– w si iiiio i i he cows i al i . is to find i in i way aud kept running in cii ch s i mud t he ch i at i i-t ihey congregated iu il body and d in the i ighl tlirocl al i i or few i ,.', ' d ',,.' mill ui anil the herd ippeared g lost to sight in t he u i : i - , if i-n , v w lion we saw them no 1 nigt i , mv gi iui appear , i to follow thein u i ills eve i lo leaned in dloiice again i tho w iudow but in lips appeared t be hi ticulating wi i 1 ; his hands ivert lasped and bis oyoi i i 1 i heaven we were i misod from eriou i tho hy the increasing violence of the wind we were wrapped roun i by a curtain t thick black clouds and nightfall came n â€¢ mldonly nevertheless onr w i en clock hud only jusl truck three wi n iou lull ! i long that we had nevi r i hoilght of tn m i i and i hunger it thai momi i . i mn â– gran mather li i n how tho ll ng poor i let ho lid a tuts to i ri li i of her m ik s iii , 1 1 1 , 1 do i ' . i.i gill llie 1 u and ni i i iron i ily j ' â€¢ ed t - i u i 1 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 1 le f v iu i'ici iiii"l my â– _" indfatht r llii . . i 1 1 -, i â– 1 â– mi i ttie rout w iili ii j i ti v little imlil â– -. w in lie ' i i , ulili â– ee 1 1 won l<l l ' ', ' 11 11 || iiw r â– i ' : â– > .â– â– - â€¢ i - 1 â€¢ which l.-il my limn - ,â€¢ av ii h i 1 i milk i â€¢ ; mi ji ii iliiilit i , ui we n turned lu ii " w e ii usl take g i chi - â– .-' ' blanchi iir : m ,â– iihi-t let il * ell uii'l milk her ptincl mi i i moi n unci evening â€¢ u life depcudi on lie i -." a ftui upper we sal dow n bj the flre ; hut llie il ikca of snow which fell down mm y ill most extinguished it a , draught of ah also descended and a â– f nl i only kerp ourselves warm in _â€¢ '" in i nfter commending i mrselvi s >) prayer ti the l nil's pi utecl ion ihis iiioriiing on waking i found my i ii ii omnplete darkness and at firsl up - , â€¢ p had left me eai lier isual ; ring my grandfather ' , tig in ilu room i rubbetl â– i 811 w ii â– â– ' . i : â– i f , , r hu , w i i'i l li ', ked up nn h n i a i * : . i low the old man re nun i.e i " beg les il ia prob ible thai v has been it . ited into n heap mi it ; p rlmps we biiouiii nui l.ii'l it ui . i mn i couple of i i a pacea from i lie wall " in thai case . come and help ii mil '." " i !. j " -' â– : but supposing thai w .; lo ictained here for any length i il whai ircea we . . w in a Â« , li ive i â– ' it w f will . : ii iw we can besl employ them i lay liiis dn â– ! in no i ; for the h . en li :- f irtunati 1 _.':â– i i n d if we must always bo punctual with blan \ .'. / 23 . estei i iy morning . '. â€¢ i -. oi i red that w a were i ,â– ise pi - mi i - i lia.n we wei i tbe day be . w 'â– wi re ver much depressed lined ; nevt : heless we , 1 n 1 i i < â€¢ t ft ir _â– â€¢ â– uir brea ifasl and the g tat wl . il er w i milk ug her 1 wale â€¢â– th greal attention lie nd ad . -â€¢ i t try and li ler to replace li in in case of need i made an attempt which was . â€¢ , -, â€” in i al tii i ..- i llanchcl te kepi wim _â€¢ . .- er grou :. . iwareol my in expt i ence : bill i nproved grea r t'.ti r 1 1 . v en wo had taken stock of < m r pro - and uti dsils we w ished t know lial rl of w oatht r il Â« i out of i u -. i went tiuder the chimney and looked up the only otil li i wh cb remained pen ii the chalet in a few minutes the sun suddenly bhone upun the snow which rose around the opening to a eou - lerable height 1 pointed nt the cir ca instances to mv grandfather we could , \ tctlj di il ngii sli the thiekiiem of the layer of snow because the chimney does not rise outside above the roof in fact ihere is simply a hole in the roof the out cliiiun \ having been blown dowu in i btorm *â€¢ if wo had ii ladder mv grandfather said yon might get up and disengage i trap which ymii i iiliir lately fixed ou the top of lhe chimney i keep out cold and Â» < it nniil ilu outer chiiuuey is re paired never mind the ladder 1 replied â€¢â€¢ 1 saw in i â– si i tie a long fir pole and tli.it is all i a in 1 have often limited up trees ii thicker than that and the pole lm still it bark on which makes it i to im nut 1 set to work tying a string to my waistband to haul up a shovel after 1 goi to the top 1 managed bo well with feet and hands and by pressing against the vails of the chimney aa the savoyards do that i reached tbe roof with the shovel i cleared away an open space and found thai there was aboul three feel ol snow ii tin roof around the chalet it appeared to me that there was a great il more in fact the wind had swepl it tip iiitn a heap nevertheless there must have fallen an enormous mass of snow in a very short space of time ev er thing round about the chalet is hid di n un lei 1 thick ivliite carpet ; the for est i iii trees which surrounds it in thu direction i tlio valley and which shuts iii the prospect is white like the rest wilh tho exception t tho trunks ivh ch appear all black mum trees are crush nl by the weight ; 1 saw largo branches and oven stem that were broken into fragments at that inomont there blow a strong aud bitter cold mind from the ii i ih ; the dm k clouds w inch il dro u !,, foi oil up tied at intervals ( lleuuis of stilish ne flashed through the openings md ran over the held of biiow with lhe swiftness "!' an arrow i'he cold began t lay hold of me when 1 tried to describe i in gran ihor what i saw he heat i thai my leeth chattered 1 1 e told mo i i make hu lit ami clear the ti ap and u - far as i could rr ie , around tho aperture of tho cliim iii-v it took nome time and was hard w oi k ; hnl i w ii mod me following mi i ither's dii eel ions i passed tho â– i h el in night through a pnllv in a w i i hat by pulling from liolow â€¢ rap would open w bile its own Â« i hut , : :, 11 , in . , . 1 i ' . ' 1 1 11 ul my clol in s i ei ,. i wet mid i i we 1 â– hid fir-coin . : 1 . 1 lie trap and leaving no in than the ie â– 1 ace foi tin m ke to 1 i we cut i eatei irl 1 the da â€¢ h no nl in 1 â€¢ than 1 hnl h tn the in 11 ih ; for 0111 1 1 w thai a c mill i ll e\|,ee i ijllit nn pi 1 011 â– ui we ditl ii"i light in lump till 1 11 ii time to 111 i the nt we find ,! n i en nn uc 111 tomed aud un lancholy lite i hav to d ag ihrougli a whole da in thisdull manner still i think that the hour would : "' less wea ue 1 we were nol living in a con stall t state of expectation it always seems i.i he in le on tho point of coin ing to rescue u 1 mounted a bet mid inni upon the roof it look whether any body had arrived ; i incessantly question ed grandpapa ue ia in hope lie bays that mv fattier reached home safely ; but perhaps the roads are completely choked hy the di ifted snow . at last after completely closing the chimney hy means ol the trap we went â– i 1 piny hint omebod might come i our assi lance to day ; bill this morn in ne find that for tbe present the thing is almost impossible a far aa we can observe il 11,11-1 have snowed all night w â– â– had c msiderabie difficulty in open ing the trap to iigl t oui hre ; 1 found 1 wo feet ,! fresh bii i a a i 1 ' â– 1 25 iiie bnow com unes to lull abundantly 1 have again had great culty in raising lhe trap we think it prndi fa poi ion ofthe now with which it in laden li employed a gi oal part of the day 1 leave n ler my fe 1 a . iyer of an w aufiicienly thick to keep out . ' ,. and 1 throw â– iff tbe rest li .- soinc iiinii in tit to escape out ol my dungeon for a little w idle and yet what i do see is very sad i'he inequal - if ground aroun i us are bcarcely dis tinguish ing ; the who 0 landscape ia most forioru the earth in while the sky is black 1 have read at scl i the narra tives of voyages in the ic sea and the l'"l,ii regions : 1 fancy we must be trans ported there bui since those wretched travelers w hoi tl 1 ed so much from cold nnd incurred such greal dangers have - imetimes returned to their native land i hope that iw ui ni me my lather ., . mi village again \\ e uu not depi ivod f â€¢ vi . . c iraforl i oui bet lesti red hab il m we nave found more hay and straw than blan tte w ould consume in a whole twel ve il for fo j it she eon tin ties to ) eld tis milk we have in her a table re ni ce 1 1 il an accident n ght deprive us of hei ; and we wen veiy glad to find it or of the stable a binal 6tock n b wo . e begun to c ivi r i n with straw t 1 protect tin n 1 mi father had packod :. â– 1 ,, also iu the stable ; but thei e - n igh to carry tin through a long winter wedid right therefore in thinking 1 - ng the trap at the times when we have 11 irgetil need ol lire as we have reason to fear thai our fuel may run sli 1 t - a j i hung i be aide i keep out lhe cold b'ortll nately the snow whic na us alao itera us 1 am bur i that wo feel the cold so little ' 1 ue are â€” that is why my gran ifather observed the young u - through the win ter so well we will lo tin mine we will lie snug an i close all the winter and in s jtri 11 __: we will put our heads out of the window but w i iat h weal isomo time we have to get through till then and roil grant that that may be all we have to buffer i to make up for the wood we have a heap of fir cones which i partly collected myself to i urn at the village it is a mere chance they were nol taken there and in short if we are dri veil to it we shall ii hesitate to burn the hay-racks and the mangers in the stable when it becomes a question of life and death we must not look too closely at trifles we shall be acting like tho inn gul ire who cast their cai _â– â€¢ es - 1 our pi j le had ,. rt a ly in part unfur nished the e!i del what wo regie the least is the great caldron for mnl cheese th iy lm is a few nee ii kitchen utensils and besides a hutch ul all jagged at edges and a saw which will hardly cut wo inn 0 of nt a poeke le a ll hough our housekeeping arli - are very incoin plete we shall manage to get on with these we nine tc regret the pro vision ours are but scanty what 11 pity we could uli ' three loave tho sort which are kept for 11 wh do year in tho mountain and which ill at lasl to bo chopi i up with a hutchol ! wc also found plenty of suit a quantity ofgroun 1 1 ffoo five bottles ol old while wine .. little oil ui.l 1 small i pork lard wo have only 0110 bed but we sleep al our ase accord ng to iir 111 luntaiu custom it is lii_r enough to hold hi or ol our only living i un which 1 ills kitchen und i factor i j lie hhlllkel || enough we must - ami 1 w " i only a 1 ih 1 said " thai i . i i â– 1 ih mm 1 to sloe and rom . return 0 bpriu v n ce in ber ifl wl 'â€¢â– oxaminii â– â– â– i li . coi nor f i could not find i knew 1 1 nt in i i â– . : went tip to l he e ., i u > i ni ink ing with hun i hibh ind ms i k which he rt i to . to su pp i y 1 1 ' une ce which ' â€¢ t tend i 'â€¢_"â– i tut apparent i3 . he a oi away we niuol 1 cgrettetl in oui s - means ol , â€¢ lining and , ill eve dill ing 1 i niche i â– ' day having 11 i iced hind the old oak wardrobes h pi ink w deli bod had si nek 1 hei e oui 1 lhe wav i pulled it out thinking ihal li might serve boiiio useful purpose with it there fell down an old dii-ly hook which iiiiisl have been lost and forgotten for everml 1 ears it wan a bible ,\ rn ml i 27 continually snowing in spite of that i cannot get overmy sur prise at my father 1 1 â€¢ â€¢ t coming to oui 1 - stance nor can i help expressing it hitherto my grandfather has not allow eil me to perceive his mien - : mir conversation to-da has shown that he is not less alarmed than myself in fact 1 said thia immense fall i'm mi did come all at once n the first the eoti'l and even the third da ot our captivity ihey might one would think have cleared a path up to the cha let i am certain said my grandfather thai i'raiieoi has done all lie collld j hut perhaps he could tt"t gel our friends and neighbors to share his fears and il was out of his pouer to rescue us with out assistance " do you believe that if it had been possible to fetch us awny they would have lefl us here at the n-k of finding us dead in the spring 1 can thev be leas humane than lhe persons of whom we i'm iii ihe newspapers who make the greatest exertions often at the peril of iheir lives to save soino unfortunate fel low creature who is buried in a mine in ging a well or under a vault which has fallen in i -â– i grant my dear louis lhat nur pn in is very sad ; but after all i lie know thai we ate nn lei > ter and have onie prov sii ms we weill on for ine tune ill this str kin when ray grandfather was silent 1 his hands in mine and said : " hide nothing from me i entreat you tell me are you not quite aa uneasy aa 1 ami speak frankly 1 am able to bow with resignation to tbe w ii of â€¢ . 1 ; i therefore deserve your confidence ae quaint me with your suppositl ms and do not let ine torment myself with my own alone i had rather look misfortune full in the lace and know what you really think well my poor boy i cannot deny that 1 tear mime accident has happened ;.' your father now it has come to lh -. i had letter tell you so at once but in short 1 inn iiy know what to think ol it â– in in default ol him other persons i to have itoine u in mint al 1 iii i coiild not reati ain my tears and sobs 110 longer mv gran i fat her a lowed me to give way to ui grief 1 i.i tire went ut as we bat before it we re mained there in the dink till il was quite late my grandfather kept one of mv hand iii his pressing it from time to time " i have told you tny tears he said last ; " bui tl not forget tbat 1 till have hopes we cannot tell what unforeseen causes may have prevented their coming all may yet turn out well i'ut your trust in providence december 1 1 cannot eon pier the terror which beizes me as 1 write this if some of the november days sppearod so long and wearisome what will thev be this month at leasl it wollhl be hear able il we were sine this were the lasl of onr captivity 'â– but i no longer dare fix any term to it the bnow is heaped up i such a height that it l,â€ž,ks as if 11 would take the whole summer long to melt it it is now mi a level with the root and it i did not get up every day to cloar the chimney we should soon be unable to open tho trap or to light a tire it vexes me that my grandfather can not sometime step out of this confined vault into the open air i asked him ihis morning what be longed foi the most 1 he said â€¢â€¢ a ray of sunshine neverthe less he added " our h,t is much 1 as wretched than that uf very many prison ers a number of whom have nol deserv ed imprisonment any mote than wo have we enjoy a certain amount ,,. liberty in our seclusion nnd we tin i subjects ol amusement which are nol attainable in side the four wa i of a dungeon ; we are not visited ever day by 11 suspicious or cruel or even an ilitl fforenl i li ler i'he evils which we suffer from the hind t 1 , , ; h lie 1 ei 01 : ... bitterness ol those ii we lieiiei , 1 e n,ni ut 1 1 huie i injustice of men ; 1 mi boy we â– n ,â€¢ in il in si iii 11 y confinement ; in 1 1 1 ruseuce here causes me to fool re grel for your sake which i make ii ill tempi lo conceal it also sustains ine and i in 1 necessary i my uxisl once i dn i not think you are very di.satisticd iiilh your coiiipnni 11 ; evoryl sboiil ns oven up to bliinchotto is smile alh 1 i 1 1 lion to our captivity ami 1 assui e 1 is merely for her milk's sak i , ! feel f attached to hoi i . 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' ( ii ' . i i i i â– i i prnpi isotl to ut the poor cren ' more in 1 uir company she is une nu i i'm table all alone in i stu . â– â– 1 ' ! v , 1 1 â– 1 y 1 1 1 1 iui hai m and us ais -. w hal is i ore d hero i '. 11 for all uuc 1 ui ir m lior 1 . 11 tiie , â– alio Â« ould ho ion i in ut in i \ uin it lit in 1 1 wil h a ci ui pie f md i u thoul tut titer delay intrn - into mil illi ng l*i oui 1 1 on del !_â€¢ :,',-'! alte i al the cli she does nothing bnt thank ns in hei ! un 1 1 1 1 went on - ,. she w i ie lal iguing ; bnl wl i ii alio ir accua â– i !,, her novel i-i".,ii she w ; be quieter at this very moment while i um committing these details to paper , she i lying on oue fie ill lit lor chewing | lhe end peaceably ami gazing ul me - i - iiiteutedly ilia he aeema in guess thai , i am writing her hiatory hitherto she . has wanted for in ihing and a least there is one happv being inside iho ch det decembers ilm suiiahine to tlay at traotod me oul on the n if ( 1 dr heather has succeeded to the continued annw storins how my eve were daz led by the great white ex|mtiae and bow beautiful the forest looked | 1 hardly dared mention to grandfather the delight it gave im ; bui il suggested that 1 m dig away the snow in iron to lhe door anil make a slopping path upwards from it to the surface of the snow drift i have already set to work and my grandfather ' will soon enjoy what he has long been wishing for a ray of sunshine december -. my tat-k progresses i labor at it a ion a mv grandfather will allow the idea had si ruck him before ii occurred t me and i have scolded him for not communicating it lie was afraid that the exertion ami the moisture to in v feel might di t ine harm december 5 we ean step out of our house the path ia made i have had the pleasure of leading my grandfather along it supporting bim on ono side we remained several minutes at the end of â– uir avenue which is not long bnt the dav was gloomy and it made us very bat to aee the black foroat the cloudy kv and the snow surrounding na with the silence of death we beheld only one livh creature h bird of prey which pa-sed at a distance with a hoarse scream ll flew down towards the valley in the direction â– i en village the pagan would have derived some omen from it but we have no audi supei stition //, c ntb i 9 what a dreadful dav ' i had yet lo learn what u hurricane up in the mountain was like 1 ean hardly tie bcribe what passed out of doors we heard a frightful roaring winn we tried to open the door ajar the chalet was till ed with a whirlwind of bnow ; the wind rushed in with such fury thai wo had greal difficulty in closing the do ir again we were obliged t drop the trap if the chimney and besides it was impossible to light a lire because the btnoke was continually driven down again we ate our mill without boiling mv grandfa ther keeps up my courage by his calm behavior as well as by his giave an i p - us words at the time when one w mid say that the wrath of *â– i was hanging over ii he speaks to ine of ii - com pas n and his mercy on trying a second time to open the door we found lhat a in n of snow had fallen back upon it - i tl ill we are completely imprisoned as be fore what 1 most regret is my w ndow it is drifted up again decidedly as soon as the weather pei mi 1 will make a fresh attempt to regain a little light ami liberty december 11 â€” the cold is much sharp er although we are buried uinlei tbo snow which perhaps prevent our hear ing the storm the frost btriko t - mir ve ry hones my grand i'athi r aays i i ,:, to he felt so keenly inside tbe chalet the eold must be extremely intense lie sup poses that the wind has changed lo the north december 13 i was milking the goat while my grandfather lighted the lire â– suddeutlv bi e pricked up bur ears .. : sho heard some extraordinary noise she trembled violently from he el to foot what is the matter ulanchette 1 1 asked caressing her i could not bear tbe ' noises ihey were low and distant bowl , ings which gradually grew loudor and i louder we then heard hun lied l feet pattering on the crisp snow overhead ; wi heard a rush of animal a fierce sti ugglo above us mingled with horrid cries that in i lo in v 1,1 , i run cold " what is that '" 1 asked though 1 knew what ii must be without ask , 11 i-i ! the w ilvea ! " said my gran i father in a whisper blowing out the light and extinguishing the tire keep ulan chette quiet lake her in iu ai n give ber a li to lick to kia p her i iioin bleating tu ul mils kl.m i;i l;l ll v 1 1 \ t if 111 r till mm i . i i \ ' \ i '.,;, . i -, i has lhe h*vi u wei ks ' i . ' ' - â– , , â€¢ n ciitcriiig near c'l ford w i hum i be got mi i ii it some tl i inish ip h , ' illeu ih in ; hm ah foi inighl ago \! - c ,â€” , is requiring some ' mil i hei cheat uf drawers which stands in a itlu-r d imp room tun ol the h iwers m open 1 ca in i--'-i ' lus li i-ie pulled lie f lh , it's fool was | il ,' ,: , i'h irawi i â– -|, â€¢ jil op-ii-d in it oi b twt i ' tural i y sk i i n l,â€žl | y bu â€¢> a thi lo lull irawcr m linn . in liomi , . ..! ol _ stii.i i si si.i euku oi i 11 ilar - \ - i i i in , ni ti â€¢ i land llli'l.-r ill i '.. |,-', lilt oil ol i8k iii 1 imll i .' on i dom l.r.-iily lh Â» rongl i i ill tag , 1 iii|.,,'.,r f,,r t lief â€¢ â– .!â€¢ . ira nli ihttiilil ,.! tin unfortunate r.mii.i > ,- ul ilnuo ill lu l-iitt ll ,|... p r i wntiiti m . | , i v quits liiim i from tlmt 1 ii p i in ii'ini.'iit real m orteee i of weaken â– 1 1 â– i '" rei m'iii-ii in p , ii ii , ._â€¢ lag ia iiit , poland is i ' oi "... 1 ' i iii heart , , , thi strugg sa f italy tl age m , . in i-i â€¢ i long ; in ap it i â€¢ i,i tl japht â€¢ i i'Â«n lotll Â»'_'Â« â€¢",_'' they will struggle to reaaaerl theii detioo ration though conquered leaving ih oiiflv i aa im heirloom lo it i himren all i '|Â». i kepi iii a boiling i-..ii..|i.,ti hy the t loit iuppr i nationalities i lur li â– ll.m'.li loll ol i'.lllop 1-llul'l ik im.uii..i hv duiiig ill ii,|,,i ned ui juttioe of permitting i i uin hungary poland and ludj to aaes-1 id lliuir qwi1 iil i.i/ali.,11 richmond whig i kin raoi in hia sen volume ike t n lii i ot l..i . nn t ihe initiian eye -. i in . i of in it converse Â»- mm i aa ili.-ir -. ii ith i in advantage that tbe oculai lm â€¢ â– i no 1 clioual i , hot i linden i all tlm world mm when ihe eyoa aai one ihing sad â– i a practioed man relieaon ihe il lie first if tie until - ll !..- , ' ii ti t|,e eye show it you ean road in the syaa i your companion whether ion argument hiu him though i tongue will nol coimaa it i i r ii a look hi ii lie it n man l_rowi he is in t ii n good tiling toil a look when he lin ml tl vain and forgotten ate all th line â€¢ lit in i offices of hospitality if there ,- uolml nl ti in the eye how man furtive inclinations avowed i i i \" though dissembled hv ths lips i i'h domes an iv from a euin mai . in Â« iili ii in ii easil happen he hiu an nothing ii i ii uij a nuii remark baa been addrssasd to linn an i yet if in sympathy with the socia ly i i all i _,*,â€¢ a sense of thia fact aad wet of him through lhe eyea there are eyes to bs in thai give no more admission into ill man than blueberries others are liquid an i deep â€” well thai a man might fall into others arsag gremtve and devouring seem to call ut tbe no li -,-, take too iiun-h notice ami require crowded itroadu ii mil i il airily of millions to pre i i in the military sye i in i ti Â» darkly park ling under clerical now â– i-'i brows ii the city of lecedieroon â€” n i stack of bayonets there are asking eyi it asat rtiug eyes prowling eyes an i eyes full i fate some of good and some of sinister omsn flu , li i power i charm down insanity or i '- a powei behind th eye it most lÂ»i a victon achieved i um ill before it ean he i'.'inli ,| iii lh l ,-." i_i i.i.i pkoplb â€” chambers'joornal,discuss ing a recant hook of missionary travels in afri ca thus alludes to one of the trills which are found in that term incognita " hal the atrangeal of all ar tl stories told i the i ok who live among the moist warm â€¢ en "," woods to the south of caffs and susa ot . foui feet ti i _â– li of a dark olive t lor savage and naked the have neither household u-mples fire n r human food they hi . on iut mice ills diversified by a few roots snd i'm its fl i let their nails grow long like talons tbe bat tel to dig for ants and the more busily to tear in - ' lieir fa le makes i li v i not marry but live indiscriminative lives ol animals multiplying very rapidly and " very little innlerial instinct the mother nurses hei child for oury a abort time aeeuateaa ing ii i eat nut and berponta aa soon a poasi ei i uin it i can help itself it wanders assay where it nil and ihe mother thinks no more a ll it in dokoa at llivnlllihle a laves and r taken in large dumber the slave hun ters hold up bright ,â€¢,,!,, re i clothes assooa aa thev come io ihe mo it warm bamboo woods where ili human monkeys live snd tie poor dokos cannot resist ilu attraction offered hv such supe rini i pie they crowd around them an i are ti in thousands in slavery ihey are docile attach 1 'Â» lient a th ai wants and excellent health they have oi.lv on fault â€” a love of tints un â– and serpents and a habit of speaking to r with llieir beads t lhe ground an i iheir he-is in lhe air vor i leu idea t i ij nor poller to whom thev iik in thii coin al nature when they are dispiri ted or angry or tired of am and uak and i i unknown food the dokussaeiuto . come nearest f 11 people yet discovered to that :â€¢ 1 1 i il humanity â€” the ape dii'thebia in oii visitor im saw km i i 1 tin mm â– -.,-,, known as diptberia mi i io l at old disease with a new name â€” â– i he word s from a ' ireek word . kin e i iliould !â€žâ€¢ ll",l diphtheria and not ..- it usually i diptberia lhe h i visited this â– country a long ago as 17 7 snd raged with â– _*!. â– i \ ' te we find says the portland /' .. tcript in 1 i-nti smith's j sonant notices of hi ravages in this region i'nder tlale of october 31 1737 he says a faat a i held on ml l u.i throat 1 temper li waa mi pi â€¢ ii in ncing ai kingston new ii nil hue spread through n * i i ei lnr and massachusetts and was two years in reaching hudson rivet lu n a llainpshire at . ind persons foil i ictiuu to ilus tuper an i iii lioston foui l ,; â– ,-. , and ,..,,. hundred '. in maj 1737 parson smith thai 'â€¢ ti had â€¢ !:â€¢ 1 of il in this , town i â– i i i ,â€¢â€¢â– of ' et ber 1 3 i 717 he â€¢ - ti - : --" i he ' trbor x . ne has lived thai has bad il il it aa ih rn i iui scourge thai evei i-it \ ., | ind rapidly hm ried its lubjecta t ll nave ; lliu tbrotil twclled became covered greal debilil i and proa i wilh pulli laelioll i ll i i the treatra oi :.,.â– present â– a a ! i ind ahimilh or l in ii."u â€” ii \\ cannot hul remark how careful lha luimais â€¢. i are prott uted by nature from win a tn n goea forth upon the re upon tha mile mantle â– , ... i'he while -â– â€¢ rt bs i he leer .-- i ut with i hd i bun , . would tl in in in ' !,. sum i lh . i in mat ', a , i

1 1 itltl \ kit editor and rnorrtiktor tekiv . , rbh_rÂ«"i â€¢Â» imasÂ«__nÂ«hrhnmtt a_m*mprÂ«m-m__aapÂ«__-a______m under the snow i i'm . i hi over t"i lln : i'i ii ii 1 , â– . i . li lining n i > , i . , i its hre idlh from ilm u live i ' it coill ' nillli i..i i deei ii in mi i mention these dn iel e onl l n ihi thai ynu ml what hupi t in in rent uieasnre tin ll'ei f i lie of tho un tin-in in â– i . â– â– lal n i vol ii ." monl thesi nm are even nv ou their n.i ri elitin pletely ., inn remains in ti tho , a . novel . â– ., mountains of t he 1 1 1 it lo i i in i np ei 1 mi i a - i , i i year ; time mhi â– â€¢) herb il i - .- it summits j al mini \ it i i i . ' i i i i â– i t beach â– tak and iii 1st i â€¢! her p i ' afford ox rel lent | i md on which very tint .. and pal lieu it . â– \, u i â– .. -. an hug w , these "... more than i year ii m i i 1 . i mn niita n e built in the ' i s , r n t ! theii p to tin i di*p i i ji e il i i i il . ii 1 . ' ' â€¢ away â– i tu k and ie tl . . . it watei rt me ii . i . â€¢ no i ' il . : vn ff i i 1 1 of 11 â€¢ ts ; a well lodge i i .â€¢ ni not g the milk ai . â– â– i i . - 1 1 â– ' ml i tore it v tlo ai â€¢ i , j , v u to 1 1 ' '.,!"' ' . 1 he ill win ii ted ni i x i i,ir ofi ire si f octobei '\ â– . ' ' " day del igl id i i ! : . â€¢ a , â€¢ l . : i . . i . â– i ni lid at i he .'. uied to il m ourselves and arc obligi t tut r hand t i tig we make i : i â– ' mis and furuitiii o ; â– . , n i ,â– w iu.ll ml t'.mel in i i .â– â€¢ . wh ch ,' ,- al'ti'i'iii : i tit what is ol : itesl p rtn ue tl o winter allows n npnrc i me for our â€¢ i icatii in it the path lo the bciio i is not alu iv on the i idi en are made , i ii t heir loss us al home i nl writ iij i nol f i g iltoii ; and h i i i it i we amuse and i usl met otbei a a well as ourselves 1 1 wtisu g t i ihing f i me that i wn so hronghl up if i ., â€¢ hod the 'â– i e lourci - in n trouble i know not u hat w mild hut ,- i ome ol â– ' i i,e t]i : n al leasl is clear : the .' u hich fi illows tl i ii"i havo ex i led although only a swiss country lad i have been able to Â« r lo some sorl of n history here il i as i was able t il down from tiny to day \ â– ' â– * since ' the will of ' 'â– "! that i and my gran ii uld be pi - in-il in this chalet i intend i re id in writing what happone i to u ll â– - arc destined to pei i : . hei â– ' 1 of uir dangers and our itl'ei ngs it i my gramlfal ioi's wish that 1 rtako it i la fdl 1 i v in the ill i.i â– ", ii e had boon expo â– ' ing my father â– i al weeks past st i lonis's day wa ver ; all the herds hail come down i'i in il i ml her with their mi fiithoi le i ' iko bi appearance untl we begun i " h hul tin | di tain him 'â– 1 lost my mother three vein ago bill mv lill i ii ii i â– a ni i in ' hat i in oil not my soil mien v : thai probably there remained boiiio grass to ho oaten and thai was why my father i opt the herd a 'â– iter up tl im iiiiin n ' â– riiiidfn h tine 1 i he said 1 elf nnd ee i tne i shall ii"t i oil co iii le i shall nun ri will â– . me ." ' 11 i i â€¢ we wei tarl wi carolina teoulthman drnntrlt to jmitirs ftrios a.jriniltiirf jtrtrroaf jiiuir.inc.iiriit c01n.nc1.rr tlic arts mill 5ftfbffi iharality ar.d tl/c amity firrlr vol xviii alishuuy \. c a1mml hi 1861 numbku 18 i ' â– i a q natter . i ,, i t li , i.t ,. ' i tn â– i ., m i ' ' â– â– :, , li 1 told lllllll oliei i | llo * like my d â€¢ t lis ml tÂ«i . ii i ni i foot nut i ii !â€¢â– kill i few iiiiuiiti w.tli il ll luiili ,' e mi lalbel a hi gi oil . . . > pi j,.,i ii il i we had â€¢ eil waited . , a nuld i mn um ne-8 i * â€¢ ' â€¢ h even ,,_,. | i i , , ... |., _..| j w i 1 1 1 1 1 1 e i i . i â€¢ i â– i i altei a short repose in gi iudfathi*r i in . a i , i ou i ii i i cd i in '." i'he i ti â– â€¢ the in tii â€¢ iiiimi i del ray snl , i inlen i .. i i i _â– â– i i i ii the i'iei re i'he w _â– ,â€¢ i il ma pel â– iprt b .... â– ' ml e i i ou i or wil in ,,',,.,, .: ..,. i if oi which i ml i '.'â– ..- til ij nadir iii fl how i a ll i gll thlw \ ' . i ted and it i atteiitiol , i i '. lent wind i . â– . amused i u in nui ki d in relali â– -' mix i was ver , i ui â– â– i Â« hen 1 saw my j ur i i few steps . , . in i 1 ',,,. i'll inline and ng un t i i ' in â– '-. lent i i his fool to i kill .'.;-, lifill â– ' ' . , laid lead aw a . â€¢ - : i i no to ae co in | h u suppose father i can aband i yuu i ! wi â– . i portion of tht . . n wo l assistant i'i hi i ; i .... i a is ' ' ' .. father lfi v , m no use ; ni gi res , ti lie t ex pom .- ' . i be â– _â– i . , lei i i _ \ i i fat i iui in - â€¢ â– â€¢ i . a 1 1 1 isl i y . 1 e 1 wil . . t nr mn al lasl i e tit i veil to | i ; mi , ti i to â– . i 1 â– _*. leave ine ri so in tho ' ; i ii w i'i â€¢ . i sool â– : i ii will c mio back with - . li ieiil i . . .. lini , - mn hod to .'â– .' ' upon him and keep h . i i taki care ol une . tlher and l'rovidi nci will take â– â– t il ii â– â– i ho bo i - i igbt ni v _', and lather - t 1 the snow ... ..,â– ),. and it stni it su violent thai i apprehend mole dang r from iii following you than from in sta ing w ith me 1 1 i e l ; an . take ni stick il is a strong one and pm nti . i i-oii it will hel ,' you di twn the nioiintuin as ti helped me up lol cows it of the stable ; leave ns the j il untl all : | â– â– â– wh eh remain i in more anxious about you than i am al ut nn when in father was ii the point of htiirting i gave him a handsome flask coi . im m icker work which w.i ii preseni from mv mother tbe first tun i come up to the chalet u contain ed nine which i had provided for my grandfather the lav before ii pressed lite ill 111 11 in we irove nit the herd which up o it ,-,| in noli in pi i-,-'l to find the earth cov i i â– w si iiiio i i he cows i al i . is to find i in i way aud kept running in cii ch s i mud t he ch i at i i-t ihey congregated iu il body and d in the i ighl tlirocl al i i or few i ,.', ' d ',,.' mill ui anil the herd ippeared g lost to sight in t he u i : i - , if i-n , v w lion we saw them no 1 nigt i , mv gi iui appear , i to follow thein u i ills eve i lo leaned in dloiice again i tho w iudow but in lips appeared t be hi ticulating wi i 1 ; his hands ivert lasped and bis oyoi i i 1 i heaven we were i misod from eriou i tho hy the increasing violence of the wind we were wrapped roun i by a curtain t thick black clouds and nightfall came n â€¢ mldonly nevertheless onr w i en clock hud only jusl truck three wi n iou lull ! i long that we had nevi r i hoilght of tn m i i and i hunger it thai momi i . i mn â– gran mather li i n how tho ll ng poor i let ho lid a tuts to i ri li i of her m ik s iii , 1 1 1 , 1 do i ' . i.i gill llie 1 u and ni i i iron i ily j ' â€¢ ed t - i u i 1 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 1 le f v iu i'ici iiii"l my â– _" indfatht r llii . . i 1 1 -, i â– 1 â– mi i ttie rout w iili ii j i ti v little imlil â– -. w in lie ' i i , ulili â– ee 1 1 won l .â– â– - â€¢ i - 1 â€¢ which l.-il my limn - ,â€¢ av ii h i 1 i milk i â€¢ ; mi ji ii iliiilit i , ui we n turned lu ii " w e ii usl take g i chi - â– .-' ' blanchi iir : m ,â– iihi-t let il * ell uii'l milk her ptincl mi i i moi n unci evening â€¢ u life depcudi on lie i -." a ftui upper we sal dow n bj the flre ; hut llie il ikca of snow which fell down mm y ill most extinguished it a , draught of ah also descended and a â– f nl i only kerp ourselves warm in _â€¢ '" in i nfter commending i mrselvi s >) prayer ti the l nil's pi utecl ion ihis iiioriiing on waking i found my i ii ii omnplete darkness and at firsl up - , â€¢ p had left me eai lier isual ; ring my grandfather ' , tig in ilu room i rubbetl â– i 811 w ii â– â– ' . i : â– i f , , r hu , w i i'i l li ', ked up nn h n i a i * : . i low the old man re nun i.e i " beg les il ia prob ible thai v has been it . ited into n heap mi it ; p rlmps we biiouiii nui l.ii'l it ui . i mn i couple of i i a pacea from i lie wall " in thai case . come and help ii mil '." " i !. j " -' â– : but supposing thai w .; lo ictained here for any length i il whai ircea we . . w in a Â« , li ive i â– ' it w f will . : ii iw we can besl employ them i lay liiis dn â– ! in no i ; for the h . en li :- f irtunati 1 _.':â– i i n d if we must always bo punctual with blan \ .'. / 23 . estei i iy morning . '. â€¢ i -. oi i red that w a were i ,â– ise pi - mi i - i lia.n we wei i tbe day be . w 'â– wi re ver much depressed lined ; nevt : heless we , 1 n 1 i i < â€¢ t ft ir _â– â€¢ â– uir brea ifasl and the g tat wl . il er w i milk ug her 1 wale â€¢â– th greal attention lie nd ad . -â€¢ i t try and li ler to replace li in in case of need i made an attempt which was . â€¢ , -, â€” in i al tii i ..- i llanchcl te kepi wim _â€¢ . .- er grou :. . iwareol my in expt i ence : bill i nproved grea r t'.ti r 1 1 . v en wo had taken stock of < m r pro - and uti dsils we w ished t know lial rl of w oatht r il Â« i out of i u -. i went tiuder the chimney and looked up the only otil li i wh cb remained pen ii the chalet in a few minutes the sun suddenly bhone upun the snow which rose around the opening to a eou - lerable height 1 pointed nt the cir ca instances to mv grandfather we could , \ tctlj di il ngii sli the thiekiiem of the layer of snow because the chimney does not rise outside above the roof in fact ihere is simply a hole in the roof the out cliiiun \ having been blown dowu in i btorm *â€¢ if wo had ii ladder mv grandfather said yon might get up and disengage i trap which ymii i iiliir lately fixed ou the top of lhe chimney i keep out cold and Â» < it nniil ilu outer chiiuuey is re paired never mind the ladder 1 replied â€¢â€¢ 1 saw in i â– si i tie a long fir pole and tli.it is all i a in 1 have often limited up trees ii thicker than that and the pole lm still it bark on which makes it i to im nut 1 set to work tying a string to my waistband to haul up a shovel after 1 goi to the top 1 managed bo well with feet and hands and by pressing against the vails of the chimney aa the savoyards do that i reached tbe roof with the shovel i cleared away an open space and found thai there was aboul three feel ol snow ii tin roof around the chalet it appeared to me that there was a great il more in fact the wind had swepl it tip iiitn a heap nevertheless there must have fallen an enormous mass of snow in a very short space of time ev er thing round about the chalet is hid di n un lei 1 thick ivliite carpet ; the for est i iii trees which surrounds it in thu direction i tlio valley and which shuts iii the prospect is white like the rest wilh tho exception t tho trunks ivh ch appear all black mum trees are crush nl by the weight ; 1 saw largo branches and oven stem that were broken into fragments at that inomont there blow a strong aud bitter cold mind from the ii i ih ; the dm k clouds w inch il dro u !,, foi oil up tied at intervals ( lleuuis of stilish ne flashed through the openings md ran over the held of biiow with lhe swiftness "!' an arrow i'he cold began t lay hold of me when 1 tried to describe i in gran ihor what i saw he heat i thai my leeth chattered 1 1 e told mo i i make hu lit ami clear the ti ap and u - far as i could rr ie , around tho aperture of tho cliim iii-v it took nome time and was hard w oi k ; hnl i w ii mod me following mi i ither's dii eel ions i passed tho â– i h el in night through a pnllv in a w i i hat by pulling from liolow â€¢ rap would open w bile its own Â« i hut , : :, 11 , in . , . 1 i ' . ' 1 1 11 ul my clol in s i ei ,. i wet mid i i we 1 â– hid fir-coin . : 1 . 1 lie trap and leaving no in than the ie â– 1 ace foi tin m ke to 1 i we cut i eatei irl 1 the da â€¢ h no nl in 1 â€¢ than 1 hnl h tn the in 11 ih ; for 0111 1 1 w thai a c mill i ll e\|,ee i ijllit nn pi 1 011 â– ui we ditl ii"i light in lump till 1 11 ii time to 111 i the nt we find ,! n i en nn uc 111 tomed aud un lancholy lite i hav to d ag ihrougli a whole da in thisdull manner still i think that the hour would : "' less wea ue 1 we were nol living in a con stall t state of expectation it always seems i.i he in le on tho point of coin ing to rescue u 1 mounted a bet mid inni upon the roof it look whether any body had arrived ; i incessantly question ed grandpapa ue ia in hope lie bays that mv fattier reached home safely ; but perhaps the roads are completely choked hy the di ifted snow . at last after completely closing the chimney hy means ol the trap we went â– i 1 piny hint omebod might come i our assi lance to day ; bill this morn in ne find that for tbe present the thing is almost impossible a far aa we can observe il 11,11-1 have snowed all night w â– â– had c msiderabie difficulty in open ing the trap to iigl t oui hre ; 1 found 1 wo feet ,! fresh bii i a a i 1 ' â– 1 25 iiie bnow com unes to lull abundantly 1 have again had great culty in raising lhe trap we think it prndi fa poi ion ofthe now with which it in laden li employed a gi oal part of the day 1 leave n ler my fe 1 a . iyer of an w aufiicienly thick to keep out . ' ,. and 1 throw â– iff tbe rest li .- soinc iiinii in tit to escape out ol my dungeon for a little w idle and yet what i do see is very sad i'he inequal - if ground aroun i us are bcarcely dis tinguish ing ; the who 0 landscape ia most forioru the earth in while the sky is black 1 have read at scl i the narra tives of voyages in the ic sea and the l'"l,ii regions : 1 fancy we must be trans ported there bui since those wretched travelers w hoi tl 1 ed so much from cold nnd incurred such greal dangers have - imetimes returned to their native land i hope that iw ui ni me my lather ., . mi village again \\ e uu not depi ivod f â€¢ vi . . c iraforl i oui bet lesti red hab il m we nave found more hay and straw than blan tte w ould consume in a whole twel ve il for fo j it she eon tin ties to ) eld tis milk we have in her a table re ni ce 1 1 il an accident n ght deprive us of hei ; and we wen veiy glad to find it or of the stable a binal 6tock n b wo . e begun to c ivi r i n with straw t 1 protect tin n 1 mi father had packod :. â– 1 ,, also iu the stable ; but thei e - n igh to carry tin through a long winter wedid right therefore in thinking 1 - ng the trap at the times when we have 11 irgetil need ol lire as we have reason to fear thai our fuel may run sli 1 t - a j i hung i be aide i keep out lhe cold b'ortll nately the snow whic na us alao itera us 1 am bur i that wo feel the cold so little ' 1 ue are â€” that is why my gran ifather observed the young u - through the win ter so well we will lo tin mine we will lie snug an i close all the winter and in s jtri 11 __: we will put our heads out of the window but w i iat h weal isomo time we have to get through till then and roil grant that that may be all we have to buffer i to make up for the wood we have a heap of fir cones which i partly collected myself to i urn at the village it is a mere chance they were nol taken there and in short if we are dri veil to it we shall ii hesitate to burn the hay-racks and the mangers in the stable when it becomes a question of life and death we must not look too closely at trifles we shall be acting like tho inn gul ire who cast their cai _â– â€¢ es - 1 our pi j le had ,. rt a ly in part unfur nished the e!i del what wo regie the least is the great caldron for mnl cheese th iy lm is a few nee ii kitchen utensils and besides a hutch ul all jagged at edges and a saw which will hardly cut wo inn 0 of nt a poeke le a ll hough our housekeeping arli - are very incoin plete we shall manage to get on with these we nine tc regret the pro vision ours are but scanty what 11 pity we could uli ' three loave tho sort which are kept for 11 wh do year in tho mountain and which ill at lasl to bo chopi i up with a hutchol ! wc also found plenty of suit a quantity ofgroun 1 1 ffoo five bottles ol old while wine .. little oil ui.l 1 small i pork lard wo have only 0110 bed but we sleep al our ase accord ng to iir 111 luntaiu custom it is lii_r enough to hold hi or ol our only living i un which 1 ills kitchen und i factor i j lie hhlllkel || enough we must - ami 1 w " i only a 1 ih 1 said " thai i . i i â– 1 ih mm 1 to sloe and rom . return 0 bpriu v n ce in ber ifl wl 'â€¢â– oxaminii â– â– â– i li . coi nor f i could not find i knew 1 1 nt in i i â– . : went tip to l he e ., i u > i ni ink ing with hun i hibh ind ms i k which he rt i to . to su pp i y 1 1 ' une ce which ' â€¢ t tend i 'â€¢_"â– i tut apparent i3 . he a oi away we niuol 1 cgrettetl in oui s - means ol , â€¢ lining and , ill eve dill ing 1 i niche i â– ' day having 11 i iced hind the old oak wardrobes h pi ink w deli bod had si nek 1 hei e oui 1 lhe wav i pulled it out thinking ihal li might serve boiiio useful purpose with it there fell down an old dii-ly hook which iiiiisl have been lost and forgotten for everml 1 ears it wan a bible ,\ rn ml i 27 continually snowing in spite of that i cannot get overmy sur prise at my father 1 1 â€¢ â€¢ t coming to oui 1 - stance nor can i help expressing it hitherto my grandfather has not allow eil me to perceive his mien - : mir conversation to-da has shown that he is not less alarmed than myself in fact 1 said thia immense fall i'm mi did come all at once n the first the eoti'l and even the third da ot our captivity ihey might one would think have cleared a path up to the cha let i am certain said my grandfather thai i'raiieoi has done all lie collld j hut perhaps he could tt"t gel our friends and neighbors to share his fears and il was out of his pouer to rescue us with out assistance " do you believe that if it had been possible to fetch us awny they would have lefl us here at the n-k of finding us dead in the spring 1 can thev be leas humane than lhe persons of whom we i'm iii ihe newspapers who make the greatest exertions often at the peril of iheir lives to save soino unfortunate fel low creature who is buried in a mine in ging a well or under a vault which has fallen in i -â– i grant my dear louis lhat nur pn in is very sad ; but after all i lie know thai we ate nn lei > ter and have onie prov sii ms we weill on for ine tune ill this str kin when ray grandfather was silent 1 his hands in mine and said : " hide nothing from me i entreat you tell me are you not quite aa uneasy aa 1 ami speak frankly 1 am able to bow with resignation to tbe w ii of â€¢ . 1 ; i therefore deserve your confidence ae quaint me with your suppositl ms and do not let ine torment myself with my own alone i had rather look misfortune full in the lace and know what you really think well my poor boy i cannot deny that 1 tear mime accident has happened ;.' your father now it has come to lh -. i had letter tell you so at once but in short 1 inn iiy know what to think ol it â– in in default ol him other persons i to have itoine u in mint al 1 iii i coiild not reati ain my tears and sobs 110 longer mv gran i fat her a lowed me to give way to ui grief 1 i.i tire went ut as we bat before it we re mained there in the dink till il was quite late my grandfather kept one of mv hand iii his pressing it from time to time " i have told you tny tears he said last ; " bui tl not forget tbat 1 till have hopes we cannot tell what unforeseen causes may have prevented their coming all may yet turn out well i'ut your trust in providence december 1 1 cannot eon pier the terror which beizes me as 1 write this if some of the november days sppearod so long and wearisome what will thev be this month at leasl it wollhl be hear able il we were sine this were the lasl of onr captivity 'â– but i no longer dare fix any term to it the bnow is heaped up i such a height that it l,â€ž,ks as if 11 would take the whole summer long to melt it it is now mi a level with the root and it i did not get up every day to cloar the chimney we should soon be unable to open tho trap or to light a tire it vexes me that my grandfather can not sometime step out of this confined vault into the open air i asked him ihis morning what be longed foi the most 1 he said â€¢â€¢ a ray of sunshine neverthe less he added " our h,t is much 1 as wretched than that uf very many prison ers a number of whom have nol deserv ed imprisonment any mote than wo have we enjoy a certain amount ,,. liberty in our seclusion nnd we tin i subjects ol amusement which are nol attainable in side the four wa i of a dungeon ; we are not visited ever day by 11 suspicious or cruel or even an ilitl fforenl i li ler i'he evils which we suffer from the hind t 1 , , ; h lie 1 ei 01 : ... bitterness ol those ii we lieiiei , 1 e n,ni ut 1 1 huie i injustice of men ; 1 mi boy we â– n ,â€¢ in il in si iii 11 y confinement ; in 1 1 1 ruseuce here causes me to fool re grel for your sake which i make ii ill tempi lo conceal it also sustains ine and i in 1 necessary i my uxisl once i dn i not think you are very di.satisticd iiilh your coiiipnni 11 ; evoryl sboiil ns oven up to bliinchotto is smile alh 1 i 1 1 lion to our captivity ami 1 assui e 1 is merely for her milk's sak i , ! feel f attached to hoi i . ' ". ! ' ( ii ' . i i i i â– i i prnpi isotl to ut the poor cren ' more in 1 uir company she is une nu i i'm table all alone in i stu . â– â– 1 ' ! v , 1 1 â– 1 y 1 1 1 1 iui hai m and us ais -. w hal is i ore d hero i '. 11 for all uuc 1 ui ir m lior 1 . 11 tiie , â– alio Â« ould ho ion i in ut in i \ uin it lit in 1 1 wil h a ci ui pie f md i u thoul tut titer delay intrn - into mil illi ng l*i oui 1 1 on del !_â€¢ :,',-'! alte i al the cli she does nothing bnt thank ns in hei ! un 1 1 1 1 went on - ,. she w i ie lal iguing ; bnl wl i ii alio ir accua â– i !,, her novel i-i".,ii she w ; be quieter at this very moment while i um committing these details to paper , she i lying on oue fie ill lit lor chewing | lhe end peaceably ami gazing ul me - i - iiiteutedly ilia he aeema in guess thai , i am writing her hiatory hitherto she . has wanted for in ihing and a least there is one happv being inside iho ch det decembers ilm suiiahine to tlay at traotod me oul on the n if ( 1 dr heather has succeeded to the continued annw storins how my eve were daz led by the great white ex|mtiae and bow beautiful the forest looked | 1 hardly dared mention to grandfather the delight it gave im ; bui il suggested that 1 m dig away the snow in iron to lhe door anil make a slopping path upwards from it to the surface of the snow drift i have already set to work and my grandfather ' will soon enjoy what he has long been wishing for a ray of sunshine december -. my tat-k progresses i labor at it a ion a mv grandfather will allow the idea had si ruck him before ii occurred t me and i have scolded him for not communicating it lie was afraid that the exertion ami the moisture to in v feel might di t ine harm december 5 we ean step out of our house the path ia made i have had the pleasure of leading my grandfather along it supporting bim on ono side we remained several minutes at the end of â– uir avenue which is not long bnt the dav was gloomy and it made us very bat to aee the black foroat the cloudy kv and the snow surrounding na with the silence of death we beheld only one livh creature h bird of prey which pa-sed at a distance with a hoarse scream ll flew down towards the valley in the direction â– i en village the pagan would have derived some omen from it but we have no audi supei stition //, c ntb i 9 what a dreadful dav ' i had yet lo learn what u hurricane up in the mountain was like 1 ean hardly tie bcribe what passed out of doors we heard a frightful roaring winn we tried to open the door ajar the chalet was till ed with a whirlwind of bnow ; the wind rushed in with such fury thai wo had greal difficulty in closing the do ir again we were obliged t drop the trap if the chimney and besides it was impossible to light a lire because the btnoke was continually driven down again we ate our mill without boiling mv grandfa ther keeps up my courage by his calm behavior as well as by his giave an i p - us words at the time when one w mid say that the wrath of *â– i was hanging over ii he speaks to ine of ii - com pas n and his mercy on trying a second time to open the door we found lhat a in n of snow had fallen back upon it - i tl ill we are completely imprisoned as be fore what 1 most regret is my w ndow it is drifted up again decidedly as soon as the weather pei mi 1 will make a fresh attempt to regain a little light ami liberty december 11 â€” the cold is much sharp er although we are buried uinlei tbo snow which perhaps prevent our hear ing the storm the frost btriko t - mir ve ry hones my grand i'athi r aays i i ,:, to he felt so keenly inside tbe chalet the eold must be extremely intense lie sup poses that the wind has changed lo the north december 13 i was milking the goat while my grandfather lighted the lire â– suddeutlv bi e pricked up bur ears .. : sho heard some extraordinary noise she trembled violently from he el to foot what is the matter ulanchette 1 1 asked caressing her i could not bear tbe ' noises ihey were low and distant bowl , ings which gradually grew loudor and i louder we then heard hun lied l feet pattering on the crisp snow overhead ; wi heard a rush of animal a fierce sti ugglo above us mingled with horrid cries that in i lo in v 1,1 , i run cold " what is that '" 1 asked though 1 knew what ii must be without ask , 11 i-i ! the w ilvea ! " said my gran i father in a whisper blowing out the light and extinguishing the tire keep ulan chette quiet lake her in iu ai n give ber a li to lick to kia p her i iioin bleating tu ul mils kl.m i;i l;l ll v 1 1 \ t if 111 r till mm i . i i \ ' \ i '.,;, . i -, i has lhe h*vi u wei ks ' i . ' ' - â– , , â€¢ n ciitcriiig near c'l ford w i hum i be got mi i ii it some tl i inish ip h , ' illeu ih in ; hm ah foi inighl ago \! - c ,â€” , is requiring some ' mil i hei cheat uf drawers which stands in a itlu-r d imp room tun ol the h iwers m open 1 ca in i--'-i ' lus li i-ie pulled lie f lh , it's fool was | il ,' ,: , i'h irawi i â– -|, â€¢ jil op-ii-d in it oi b twt i ' tural i y sk i i n l,â€žl | y bu â€¢> a thi lo lull irawcr m linn . in liomi , . ..! ol _ stii.i i si si.i euku oi i 11 ilar - \ - i i i in , ni ti â€¢ i land llli'l.-r ill i '.. |,-', lilt oil ol i8k iii 1 imll i .' on i dom l.r.-iily lh Â» rongl i i ill tag , 1 iii|.,,'.,r f,,r t lief â€¢ â– .!â€¢ . ira nli ihttiilil ,.! tin unfortunate r.mii.i > ,- ul ilnuo ill lu l-iitt ll ,|... p r i wntiiti m . | , i v quits liiim i from tlmt 1 ii p i in ii'ini.'iit real m orteee i of weaken â– 1 1 â– i '" rei m'iii-ii in p , ii ii , ._â€¢ lag ia iiit , poland is i ' oi "... 1 ' i iii heart , , , thi strugg sa f italy tl age m , . in i-i â€¢ i long ; in ap it i â€¢ i,i tl japht â€¢ i i'Â«n lotll Â»'_'Â« â€¢",_'' they will struggle to reaaaerl theii detioo ration though conquered leaving ih oiiflv i aa im heirloom lo it i himren all i '|Â». i kepi iii a boiling i-..ii..|i.,ti hy the t loit iuppr i nationalities i lur li â– ll.m'.li loll ol i'.lllop 1-llul'l ik im.uii..i hv duiiig ill ii,|,,i ned ui juttioe of permitting i i uin hungary poland and ludj to aaes-1 id lliuir qwi1 iil i.i/ali.,11 richmond whig i kin raoi in hia sen volume ike t n lii i ot l..i . nn t ihe initiian eye -. i in . i of in it converse Â»- mm i aa ili.-ir -. ii ith i in advantage that tbe oculai lm â€¢ â– i no 1 clioual i , hot i linden i all tlm world mm when ihe eyoa aai one ihing sad â– i a practioed man relieaon ihe il lie first if tie until - ll !..- , ' ii ti t|,e eye show it you ean road in the syaa i your companion whether ion argument hiu him though i tongue will nol coimaa it i i r ii a look hi ii lie it n man l_rowi he is in t ii n good tiling toil a look when he lin ml tl vain and forgotten ate all th line â€¢ lit in i offices of hospitality if there ,- uolml nl ti in the eye how man furtive inclinations avowed i i i \" though dissembled hv ths lips i i'h domes an iv from a euin mai . in Â« iili ii in ii easil happen he hiu an nothing ii i ii uij a nuii remark baa been addrssasd to linn an i yet if in sympathy with the socia ly i i all i _,*,â€¢ a sense of thia fact aad wet of him through lhe eyea there are eyes to bs in thai give no more admission into ill man than blueberries others are liquid an i deep â€” well thai a man might fall into others arsag gremtve and devouring seem to call ut tbe no li -,-, take too iiun-h notice ami require crowded itroadu ii mil i il airily of millions to pre i i in the military sye i in i ti Â» darkly park ling under clerical now â– i-'i brows ii the city of lecedieroon â€” n i stack of bayonets there are asking eyi it asat rtiug eyes prowling eyes an i eyes full i fate some of good and some of sinister omsn flu , li i power i charm down insanity or i '- a powei behind th eye it most lÂ»i a victon achieved i um ill before it ean he i'.'inli ,| iii lh l ,-." i_i i.i.i pkoplb â€” chambers'joornal,discuss ing a recant hook of missionary travels in afri ca thus alludes to one of the trills which are found in that term incognita " hal the atrangeal of all ar tl stories told i the i ok who live among the moist warm â€¢ en "," woods to the south of caffs and susa ot . foui feet ti i _â– li of a dark olive t lor savage and naked the have neither household u-mples fire n r human food they hi . on iut mice ills diversified by a few roots snd i'm its fl i let their nails grow long like talons tbe bat tel to dig for ants and the more busily to tear in - ' lieir fa le makes i li v i not marry but live indiscriminative lives ol animals multiplying very rapidly and " very little innlerial instinct the mother nurses hei child for oury a abort time aeeuateaa ing ii i eat nut and berponta aa soon a poasi ei i uin it i can help itself it wanders assay where it nil and ihe mother thinks no more a ll it in dokoa at llivnlllihle a laves and r taken in large dumber the slave hun ters hold up bright ,â€¢,,!,, re i clothes assooa aa thev come io ihe mo it warm bamboo woods where ili human monkeys live snd tie poor dokos cannot resist ilu attraction offered hv such supe rini i pie they crowd around them an i are ti in thousands in slavery ihey are docile attach 1 'Â» lient a th ai wants and excellent health they have oi.lv on fault â€” a love of tints un â– and serpents and a habit of speaking to r with llieir beads t lhe ground an i iheir he-is in lhe air vor i leu idea t i ij nor poller to whom thev iik in thii coin al nature when they are dispiri ted or angry or tired of am and uak and i i unknown food the dokussaeiuto . come nearest f 11 people yet discovered to that :â€¢ 1 1 i il humanity â€” the ape dii'thebia in oii visitor im saw km i i 1 tin mm â– -.,-,, known as diptberia mi i io l at old disease with a new name â€” â– i he word s from a ' ireek word . kin e i iliould !â€žâ€¢ ll",l diphtheria and not ..- it usually i diptberia lhe h i visited this â– country a long ago as 17 7 snd raged with â– _*!. â– i \ ' te we find says the portland /' .. tcript in 1 i-nti smith's j sonant notices of hi ravages in this region i'nder tlale of october 31 1737 he says a faat a i held on ml l u.i throat 1 temper li waa mi pi â€¢ ii in ncing ai kingston new ii nil hue spread through n * i i ei lnr and massachusetts and was two years in reaching hudson rivet lu n a llainpshire at . ind persons foil i ictiuu to ilus tuper an i iii lioston foui l ,; â– ,-. , and ,..,,. hundred '. in maj 1737 parson smith thai 'â€¢ ti had â€¢ !:â€¢ 1 of il in this , town i â– i i i ,â€¢â€¢â– of ' et ber 1 3 i 717 he â€¢ - ti - : --" i he ' trbor x . ne has lived thai has bad il il it aa ih rn i iui scourge thai evei i-it \ ., | ind rapidly hm ried its lubjecta t ll nave ; lliu tbrotil twclled became covered greal debilil i and proa i wilh pulli laelioll i ll i i the treatra oi :.,.â– present â– a a ! i ind ahimilh or l in ii."u â€” ii \\ cannot hul remark how careful lha luimais â€¢. i are prott uted by nature from win a tn n goea forth upon the re upon tha mile mantle â– , ... i'he while -â– â€¢ rt bs i he leer .-- i ut with i hd i bun , . would tl in in in ' !,. sum i lh . i in mat ', a , i